Population, age 9, total in Benin
Benin: Population, age 9, total was 300,643 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 9, total in Benin, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 9, total in Benin is 300,643, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 9, total in Benin peaked at 300,643 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 148,153, in 1990.
Benin ranks 69th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 173,665 | 148,153 | 197,491 | 10 |
| 2000s | 229,274 | 202,774 | 257,105 | 10 |
| 2010s | 279,950 | 263,922 | 300,643 | 5 |
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More education data for Benin
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 59,742 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.48 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 9, total in Benin?
- Population, age 9, total in Benin was 300,643 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 9, total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 300,643 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 9, total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,153 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for population, age 9, total?
- Benin ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 9, total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 9, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.